Garment.



W. & L. GOLDSTEIN.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.31, 1913.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

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WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN AND LOUIS GOLDSTEIN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0a. 28, 1913.

Application filed March 31, 1913. Serial No. 757,862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM GoLDs'rniN and LOUIS GOLDSTEIN, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia,State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement inGarments, of whichthe following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a new and useful improvements in garments, suchas a shirt waist, and consists of new and novel features, all as will behereinafter set forth.

The annexed drawings and the following description set forth in detailone mechanical form embodying the invention, such detail constructionbeing but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of theinvention may be used.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a portion of a garment, suchas a waist, showing the collar in turned down position. Fig. 2represents a perspective View of a portion of a garment, such as atwaist, showing the collar in standing position or as a high collar, andwith the lacings, which are employed, engaging with one set of theopenings of the collar. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of aportion of a. garment, similar to Fig. 2, with the lacings slightlydifferently applied. Fig. 1- represents a portion of a blank, formingone-half of the rear part, or inside, of the collar. Fig. 5 represents aportion of a blank, forming one-half of the outer part of the collar,with the tongue. Fig.6 represents a perspective view, showing the frontand back portions of the blanks, just described, connected along theouter edge.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings :-1 designates a garment, such as a waist,having the front portions 2 and 3 and a collar line 4L. The said frontportions are provided with suitable fastening means, such as the buttons5 and button-holes 6, as is customary, the same terminating a suitabledistance from the up per portion or the top of the waist and each of thefront sections being provided with a series of eyelets or openings 7,which may be of any suitable number.

8 designates a lacing which may be of any suitable material, such as aribbon, which is inserted through the eyelets, and by means of which theupper front portions of the waist may be adjustably connected.

9 designates a collar connected, without a neckback, directly with thecollar line by stitches or otherwise, and which collar, when worn .as aturned down collar, will lie upon the shoulders of the wearer in theso-called sailor style, and in the position as will be seen in F 1, ormay be folded, as herein after described, as a high collar.

The collar is formed of the rear or bot tom strip, one'half of whiclrisshown as 10, and a front strip, one'half of which is shown as 11, whichis provided at each end with a tongue or lapel 12,each of which issecured upon the inner side along the edges of each of the frontsections 2 and 3 by stitching or otherwise, whereby it will be seen thatby reason of the position of the tongues or lapels and the manner inwhich they are secured, that they will conceal the collar line or seamof the shirt when the collar is open and worn in the turn down fashion,as seen in Fig. 1, presenting an integral structure which is neat andattractive in appearance. It will be further apparent that the eyeletsor button-holes 7 in the front of the shirt are also formed in thetongues 12, which thus serve also as an additional strengthening meansat these points.

Formed in the collar at each side thereof, adjacent the collar line, arethe button-holes 13, while adjacent the front outer edges of the collarare the button-holes 14, there thus being two sets of button-holesformed in the collar. The said collar 9 is adapted to be folded, whendesired to be worn as a high collar, on a transversely extending medianline, that is in the position seen in Figs. 2 and 3, with thebutton-holes l l situated at the front portions and with thebutton-holes 13 in suitable alinement with or relation to the eyelets oropenings 7 in the front portions 2 and 3.

When the collar is worn as a turn down collar, as in Fig. 1, it will beseen that the lacing or ribbon 8 is situated in the open ings or eyelets7 and can be tied in a bow at the point where the collar bends,presenting an attractive appearance. When worn as a high collar, thelacing or ribbon 8 can be passed through the button-holes 13, ifdesired, and tied, and then it will serve to hold the collar around theneck at the collar line and in proper position with respect to thefolded down portions of the collar, and at that time, the button-holes14L are in suitable alinement to receive a suitable fastening means,such as a link 15, for holding the turn down outer portion, of thecollar, in position. If desired, the lacing or ribbon 8,

need not be passed through the button-holes 13, but other fasteningmeans may be employed, in which instance, the appearance of the waistwill be as shown in Fig. 3.

From the above, it will be seen that we have provided a constructionwhich presents the possibility of wearing a garment, such as a shirtwaist, with a V-n'eok or turn down collar effect, or with a high collar,and by meansof the l'acing's', we have provided an adjustable fasteningmeans for the upper portion of thefront sections of the Waist which canalso serve" as means for securing the collar around the neck at thecollar line and the collar itself, by reason of the downwardly extendingtongues, provides a structure which is durable in practice,- and whichpresents a neat and attractive appearance, heretofore not accomplished;

Other modes of applying the principle of our invention may be employedfor thernode herein explained Change maytherefo'r'e' be made as regardsthe structure thus disclosed,

provided the principles of construction set forth, respectively, in thefollowing claim are employed.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A garment having a body portion open throughout its front and a collarof soft material directly secured to said garment,

said collar having integral tongues or lapels extending downwardly fromeach extremity and secured to and overlying the inner surfacesofthemeeting portions of the garment at the front opening and said collar andlapel portions provided at suitable points with suitable fasteningmeans, whereby said collar is adapted to be turned down to lie upon theshoulders in one position and to be folded transversely to be used as astanding collar.

lVILLIAM GOLD STEIN. LOUIS GOLDSTEIN.

lVitnesses C. MOVAY, F. A. NEWTON.-

copi'es o'f'this' patent may be obtamea for an cents each', y" addressinthe commissioner of Patent:

, Washington, D. 0.

